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After passing through the 2008 draft without being selected, Riopel attended the Montreal Canadiens training camp but saw his fellow goaltending invitee (Robert Mayer) receive a contract instead of him. He responded by posting record-setting totals in his 2008-09 season. He back stopped the Moncton Wildcats to a Atlantic Division title with 43 wins, a .930 save percentage and a 2.01 goals-against-average (a league record). In return, Riopel received the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for the QMJHL‘s lowest GAA as well as the Michel Briere Memorial Trophy as the QMJHL‘s player of the year.

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Photo: Selected in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL Draft, defenseman Oliver Lauridsen has gradually developed into a steady presence along the blue line. Lauridsen is currently playing with the Flyers AHL affiliate. (courtesy of Bill Streicher/Icon SMI)

The Philadelphia Flyers 2009 NHL Draft class was relatively light, with only six picks on the board and none coming in the first two rounds. Their first-round pick was packaged in a trade to Anaheim for Chris Pronger, while their second-round pick was dealt to Tampa Bay in 2008.